From New York Times bestselling author Shel Silverstein, the classic creator of Where the Sidewalk Ends, A Light in the Attic, and Every Thing On It, comes a wondrous book of poems and drawings.
Filled with unforgettable characters like Screamin' Millie; Allison Beals and her twenty-five eels; Danny O'Dare, the dancin' bear; the Human Balloon; and Headphone Harold, this collection by the celebrated Shel Silverstein will charm young readers and make them want to trip on their shoelaces and fall up too!
So come, wander through the Nose Garden, ride the Little Hoarse, eat in the Strange Restaurant, and let the magic of Shel Silverstein open your eyes and tickle your mind.
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From New York Times bestselling author Shel Silverstein, the classic creator of Where the Sidewalk Ends, A Light in the Attic, and Every Thing On It, comes a wondrous book of poems and drawings.
Filled with unforgettable characters like Screamin' Millie; Allison Beals and her twenty-five eels; Danny O'Dare, the dancin' bear; the Human Balloon; and Headphone Harold, this collection by the celebrated Shel Silverstein will charm young readers and make them want to trip on their shoelaces and fall up too!
So come, wander through the Nose Garden, ride the Little Hoarse, eat in the Strange Restaurant, and let the magic of Shel Silverstein open your eyes and tickle your mind.
And don't miss these other Shel Silverstein ebooks, The Giving Tree, Where the Sidewalk Ends, and A Light in the Attic!
Thanks OP!
Sometimes books with pictures don't format on Kindle so well. The text is often tiny and can't be reformatted. Has anyone viewed this version yet that can comment?
Such a classic book and deeply engrained in my childhood memories. This and Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark really played a big part in expanding my imagination, and I can't wait to share with my daughter
Nice find! I'm a teacher and I use the Kindle App on my MacBook to project these ebooks onto the screen during read aloud. Silverstein books are fantastic!
Thanks OP!
Sometimes books with pictures don't format on Kindle so well. The text is often tiny and can't be reformatted. Has anyone viewed this version yet that can comment?
The kindle version is as you described. On my iOS kindle app, I can't pinch to zoom which is frustrating. The double-tap zoom feature does work, but the zoom isn't large enough for me. No way to change the font or size. I know it's only 2 bux, but I'd rather have it as a PDF. That way, I could zoom properly.
You realize The Giving Tree is meant to be a cautionary tale, right?
Yes, I concur with that, hence, the satirical title that I and others have assigned to it
Ive learned from taking enough English lit classes, talking to moms, randoms on the internet, and having my own kids, that interpretation is everything, and that the author (or reader) has no control over that; whether the interpretation is "right" or not, its more or less irrelevant. It is like trying to convince someone that a joke is funny. Too many have interpreted it (and foisted it upon others) as a model/paragon of selfless love. You cant make this sh!t up
From the author who brought us The Taking Boy ������
(great books to have somethinv to talk about, but more so for the adults than the kids IMO)
I like to think the guy dies sitting on the tree lonely and miserable. The tree then grows a lone sprout, which grows into a giant new tree that doesn't take any crap from needy jerks.
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(great books to have somethinv to talk about, but more so for the adults than the kids IMO)
Sometimes books with pictures don't format on Kindle so well. The text is often tiny and can't be reformatted. Has anyone viewed this version yet that can comment?
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Sometimes books with pictures don't format on Kindle so well. The text is often tiny and can't be reformatted. Has anyone viewed this version yet that can comment?
(great books to have somethinv to talk about, but more so for the adults than the kids IMO)
Ive learned from taking enough English lit classes, talking to moms, randoms on the internet, and having my own kids, that interpretation is everything, and that the author (or reader) has no control over that; whether the interpretation is "right" or not, its more or less irrelevant. It is like trying to convince someone that a joke is funny. Too many have interpreted it (and foisted it upon others) as a model/paragon of selfless love. You cant make this sh!t up
(great books to have somethinv to talk about, but more so for the adults than the kids IMO)
I like to think the guy dies sitting on the tree lonely and miserable. The tree then grows a lone sprout, which grows into a giant new tree that doesn't take any crap from needy jerks.